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The Righteous Brothers' cover of "Unchained Melody" is now widely considered the definitive version of the song. [ 7 ] [ 46 ] Hatfield's vocal in the original recording in particular is highly praised; it has been described as "powerful, full of romantic hunger, yet ethereal," [ 7 ] and a "vocal tour de force", although his later re-recording ...
A greatest hits CD collection of the original recordings called The Very Best of The Righteous Brothers...Unchained Melody [51] was released later by Verve/Polydor. This compilation album also became their first entry in the UK album chart. [ 52 ]
After a resurgence in popularity in 1990s due to the use of "Unchained Melody" in the film Ghost, they toured extensively as a duo until Hatfield's death in November 2003. [21] [22] The Righteous Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2003 by Billy Joel. [23]
After the success of "Unchained Melody", Spector then started recording older standards with the Righteous Brothers such as "Ebb Tide", [10] which Hatfield also performed solo, and it reached the Top 5. Both "Unchained Melody" and "Ebb Tide" were songs he had performed with his first group, the Variations. [11]
Unchained is a 1955 prison film written, produced and directed by Hall Bartlett (the first film directed by Bartlett) and starring Elroy Hirsch, Barbara Hale, Chester Morris, Todd Duncan, and Johnny Johnston. Based on the non-fiction book Prisoners are People by Kenyon J. Scudder, it is most remembered for its theme song, "Unchained Melody".
The combination of Spector's thundering production and the Righteous Brothers' passionate performance turned "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" into a crossover hit in early 1965, but the song ...
Hy Zaret (born Hyman Harry Zaritsky; August 21, 1907 – July 2, 2007) was an American Tin Pan Alley [1] lyricist and composer who wrote the lyrics of the 1955 hit "Unchained Melody", one of the most-recorded songs of the 20th century.
Just Once in My Life is the 1965 album by the American music duo the Righteous Brothers. [1] According to Bill Medley, he was allowed to produce most of the tracks in the album, including "Unchained Melody" which was originally intended only as an album track because co-producer Phil Spector was interested only in producing singles. [2]